AI Citation Simulator
See which sources AI systems would cite
🤖 What This Tool Does
The AI Citation Simulator shows you which sources ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity would likely cite for your target queries. See your competition and discover exactly what makes content citation-worthy.
🎯 Why This Matters:
- • Know your competition: See which sites currently dominate AI citations in your niche
- • Reverse-engineer success: Understand exactly WHY AI systems prefer certain sources
- • Find gaps: Discover opportunities where your content could rank higher
- • Validate strategy: Test if your optimizations would beat competitors
✨ What You'll Get:
- • Top 5 sources AI systems would cite for your query
- • Relevance scores and citation probability for each source
- • Analysis of WHY each source would be cited
- • Your site's ranking (if you provide your URL)
- • Actionable insights to improve your citation probability
📊 How to Use:
- Enter the exact query your audience would ask AI (e.g., 'best project management tools for startups')
- Optionally add your URL to see where you rank
- Review which competitors are winning citations
- Study the 'Why Cited' reasons to understand what AI values
- Apply these insights to your content strategy
Simulate AI Citations
💡 Enter the exact question your audience would ask ChatGPT, Claude, or Perplexity
If provided, we'll show you where your content ranks vs competitors
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